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That is the leopard seal mating ritual.
Paul doesn't know it but he is now married to that seal.
Later that year, Aqua Man was born.
MoistBreadCrust 😂😂😂
Lancelot Xavier, HAHAHAHA
Aqua Boy!
@@moistbreadcrust7381 fook aquaman he's namor
At least PRETEND to eat the penguin. GOSH!
+dre857 At least PRETEND to type a smart comment. GOSH!
best comment
It was a smart comment. Maybe try being creative instead of insulting people using their own technique.
Ha-ha 😄
Yes. That’s what I thought I would have done in his place too. Lol
I’m legitimately so social awkward that the thought of being rude and not eating a dead penguin gives me anxiety.
@M Pulverman same
LOL SAME
@M Pulverman yeah well humans are not made to eat raw bird so you would get salmonella. humans are suposed to eat red meat
I was wondering, what could you do to make her happy there. Just pretend to take a few bites out? I wonder if she'd be fooled.
@@Taiyama2 i would eat the penguin and get salmonella just to make the seal happy. Id do anything to make water bear happy
That's how Leopard Seals get you hooked on Penguins... The first one is always free.
Lmmfao 😂😂 yes 👍
My penguin habit is through the roof right now, what with all the illegal leopard seals coming across the Biden line bringing in chinese penguins.
Omfg hahaha nice one
Brilliant!
@@graemewight2975 It's not the Biden line! The entire southern border (including the CA parts) is controlled by Repubs!
i feel so bad for that leopard seal. she was probably stressed out to high hell thinking that this weird animal was going to starve to death because it's too stupid to eat
paxdoesathing lmao 🤣😂😃
Lol
Lmaoi
lol
😂😂😂😂😂😂
.....gotta say, I would have eaten a freaking penguin at that point just to make the seal happy.
+Makaveli Amsterdam .....you realize I'm not Arab, right? Not exactly sure why you think your feelings about Arabs have anything to do with me, but good for you I guess?
Zeynab Uthman Arabic name and Arabic appearance.. so yeah maybe just 9 out of 10 would say you're Arabic.
+Zeynab Uthman HAhHAHhAhA!!!! I know right!?
"uhhrm... yes, momma...ok...! ' mmmm!!' yummy!!!... play nice mow... "
+Makaveli Amsterdam That doesn't make your comment any less douchy, my friend. Even if I was Arab that doesn't entitle you to be a jerk.
+Zeynab Uthman I'm expressing myself, fuck you. now I hate you too
That seal was very hospitable. She was frustrated because he didn’t appreciate her customs and little gifts. 😂 cute.
Exactly what I thought too. It's an interspecies agreement of social allegiance and he should have accepted the gift! And then continue the shoot. Now he did it without mutual understanding - without accepting nature's permission.
This story is one of my favorites when i comes to interactions with top predators, like here you have this massive animal, and she decided that you where someone that she wanted to help. It kinda tells you that even among these dangerous animals there exists some kind of empathy
I honestly think intelligent animals treat each other with a sort of respect. Think of the smartest animals in the world and how they interact with humans, usually it’s socially.
Of course they do, they typically care for their young and protect them fiercely. Though it is amazing to see it for a human
@@viceb7 Look at the eyes on it, they look like sadistic, detached killer eyes. Very intelligent creatures. Goes to show that even though they are born to eat meat anything that kills always has eyes like that like psychopaths. Look at how cute and innocent the seal pups looks, and the juveniles eyes of the leopard seal gradually turn more and more evil as they age and eat more meat. They dont just kill to eat, some of them have been documented torturing and killing for fun. Thats what we call ascary intelligent.
There is this seal that wants to take care of humans and then there are humans who just want kill other humans and ruin it all
Reminds me of the How to Train Your Dragon scene when Toothless offers Hiccup half of a regurgitated fish.
So at first she gets really angry and then won't stop offering him food. Sounds like my mom.
Arthur Rubio lmao
For real lol.
Arthur Rubio omg, for real. 😂
@Federal Bureau of Investigation greek ones aswell
Mine too!🤦
I'm pretty sure she thought he was the saddest, most pathetic seal pup ever. Can't. Stop. Laughing.
"You're the saddest pup I ever met...but you can bet, before we're through...Mister I'll...make a seal...out of *you* ."
Why don't they have video cameras for stuff like this so stupid. It could he a completely made up story for all wee know but with video this would be amazing footage
@@dilbrooks4440 "Tranquil as the ocean...but on fire within!"
@@welhynole4082 Hate to say it but there lies something in that :p I want to believe it, but I've never heard of any Swedes that add "ja" at the end of their sentences when speaking in English, I certainly don't... We don't even do that when speaking Swedish, unless "ja" was simply used in place of "yeah" but it's just such a dumb stereotype that doesn't hold true irl
You’re sure? Well, call up the scientists studying animal psychology and behavior and tell them they can stop their research. You can just _tell_ them what animals are thinking.
Leopard seal: FACE MEEEEEEEE
Leopard seal: no threats detected
Leopard seal: oh, you're just a small ...seal? All alone in the water. And you're not moving around... U ok? U need a penguin, hon? Where's your mama, are you lost?
Dude flexing his Leopard seal GF casually feeding him.
Ok i see. No need to style on us this much
😂
Not a “dude”; a “dudette”
I really think you hurt that seals feelings...
adamrules01 I know eh
Who cares? The seal isn't a snowflake.
Yeah, it wasn't very *ICE* of him to waste good food like that
@@cygnusfloyd Okay boomer calm down
@@willpowell2201 lol gotta use that in real life
kids starving everywhere and this guy wasting penguin meat.
+lifepsycho123 he didn't waste it. He said the seal ate them all when he didn't.
+CCRhorst its. a.joke
+AssassinBl4de Xx A joke? What is a joke? I have never heard of this joke you speak of.
If their parents can't feed them they shouldn't habe gotten them in the first place.
😂
The intelligence of animals never ceases to amaze me. I would’ve been trying to figure out how to make her think I took a bite since she tried so hard lol.
Just take an actual bite
Same
Exactly, there’s no reason to be rude since you’re invading her space and already interacting with her..
And get ton of bacteria and strange disease once you back
@Michelle Michelle this is an youtube comment section, please take your MLM someplace else
"If you get scared, you close your eyes and she'll go away. Ya?"
LOL I died!
Ja?
Vi från Sverige.
Kör på .
Open your eyes again and there she is staring right in your face with a toothy grin . aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh
Stay with the penguin, ya
Yeah it's funny and completely made up. No guide would ever say that
God I can just imagine that penguin's thoughts...
"HE DOESN'T WANT ME, PLEASE LET ME GO!"
Alex Le 🤣😃
It is wrong
😂😂😂 LMAO
People are looking at me funny, I laughed so hard at this XD
I would have grabbed the penguin and put it in the boat
i have a feeling that when she chased the other female away she was yelling "NO, HE IS MY RETARDED SEAL"
HAHAHAHA.
😂😂😂
OMG yes that’s exactly what I was thinking!
huahahahhahahaahhahaha
💯
She was excited she had made a friend of some sort. I cant imagine how lonely some creatures get in the wild. its crazy that she chased off another seal. How terrifying to know another giant seal is behind you and it could be over any moment. Love it!
I mean, lone mamals like those are always dodgy
Be careful about imposing human emotion onto animals. Animals that have a heavy focus on social behaviors (such as cows, wolfs, humans ect.) can probably feel loneliness. However a leopard seal who primarily spends their life alone probably does not have the same social drives and thus feelings that others do.
Never expected to laugh so hard at seeing so many penguin corpses in a single powerpoint presentation.
"Firmly grasp the penguin."
"Firrrrrmly graaaasp it."
"FIRMLY GRASP IT"
Bruh.... This took me out!
Perfect meme usage.
@@candiedapple1860 What meme is that?
Serjo777 when Patrick tries to hand the jellyfish net to Squidward who is fully bandaged
Very clever
So if you need to survive in Antarctica. You befriend a leopard seal. Happy Feat Steak all day.
Now I'm curious to know what penguin meat tastes like. Unless I get reincarnated as a leopard seal, I won't ever know.
(Feet... wouldn't normally correct you but I couldn't understand at first)
@@shocktrauma85 tastes like chicken...
Sure.. just need 150 lbs of scuba gear.
Seal: don’t get the wrong idea photographer-kun, it’s not like I like you or anything
Baaaaka!
Tsundere-seal!
This guy is huge and he is calling someone else with him big, that guy must be really a giant.
The seal must've been massive then
@@leviathan3630 oh, they are.
She protecc,
She atacc
But most inportantly...
...she bring him snacc
tinkilechat she like I made you a sandwich now eat it
i love you
she bring penguin back
P-p-p-p-pick up a penguin! (joke only works in the UK)
I love when i see comments on meme format.
I couldn’t imagine anyone thinking a Leopard Seal was ugly. For me it would be terrifying but she’s quite beautiful.
The facial structures of leopard seals are naturally uncanny, their jaws open very widely, and sometimes they can appear as if they're 'smirking' from certain angles, which adds to their menacing appearance.
She's as intimidating as Apex predators come, but she's far from ugly.
Ik
I agree but he was making a good point. We do tend to think of "ugly" things as bad and "cute" things as good in nature and that just isn't how it works.
Well!!! Until you see the teeth
Dirty Byrd I agree!
"You're one weird-looking seal..." *gives penguin in pity*
It is now 05 Aug 2019 and the leopard seal still talks about the weird looking seal that was too stupid to eat penguins...
I guess you could say...she was trying to seal the deal.
HA
YEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
I want to seal the deal with those huge knockers.... im so lonely
i love you Mary J
Lol 😂 good one
If you look at it from the Seal's perspective, it sort of makes sense. Leopard seals don't live near humans, so they have no instinctive reaction when they see one, the way a wolf or a lion does.That means that there's a few mental categories she could put him in.
He could be a dangerous predator, but just by looking at him he's obviously not.
He didn't run away, and he doesn't look very appetizing, so he's not food.
The threat display didn't get any reaction out of him, so he must not be a competitor. He's just floating there staring at her.
So, the last remaining option is that he must be some sort of helpless infant that doesn't know how to feed himself. I mean, just look how skinny he is!
lol I liked this comment
Simple: Leopard Seals are WILD animals, they are not your next door neighbor who can lend you some sugar when needed. You don't go out and play with a hyena, right? That doesn't mean that Hyenas are "evil" they are just wild animals who need to eat as horrible as it is when they tear apart their prey.
“Ok, not a predator, ok, not food, hm… not competition either… ok, I have come to the conclusion that this is a pet, I must feed this pet”
@@KellyCalKelsey😆
Even Leopard seals have mothering instincts.
This is probably one of the coolest stories I’ve ever seen/heard. To have this beast of a predator present you multiple penguins. And chase another seal away?!
Imagine being able to say
“I was flirted with, by something that could and would killed me.”
That is quite the conversation starter.
The leopard seal was in love with this dude. Not for nothing, she's actually a beautiful looking leopard seal and he’s just an average looking human.
It would explain the whole feeding him and dancing for him thing.
Most animals bigger than others will find smaller animals cute. They also found that elephants see humans as cute.
Yea I laughed too hard at this
Oh animals they don't go by looks. They don't have egos to clog up the works.
Well then why are they killing and eating cute penguins that are smaller than them? Aren’t they supposed to be cute?
"... And what she did was a threat display, she chased it away - it was another big female - she chased it away, and she grabbed its penguin, and brought it back to me."
OMG. This leopard seal is so boss!
I would have said “Yes ma’am! Thank you, ma’am!” and ate the penguin just to keep her happy. What a large and beautiful animal.
She was probably super confused on why this strange looking seal wasn’t responding to her many gifts
I think she was strait up claiming the photographer. He is married to a leopard seal
This is no ordinary love. Sade knew it.
she was definitely trying to get him as a mate!
I don't see how these seals are ugly, they look beautiful to me
Straight*
@@elimcdoogle6876 same to me I love there coating and patterns beautiful animals I love them
Thanks to him, leopard seals in Antarctica stopped being charitable.
Press f to pay respects
That must be why the leopard seal in Happy Feet was so mean
That is an absolutelly STUNNING story. I know these animals as apex predators (even if I don't hold it against them in any way) and hearing a story about a completely different side of them is an experience!
Just like my cat. She brings you presents to show you what a “good little hunter” she is. 😂
Shes trying to teach you how to hunt because she thinks you don't know how to look after yourself. At least that's what the research says.
Sounds like that seal had a crush on you...either that, or you were her new pet.
she was trying to pick you up dude
this should be a meme somehow
She put a dead penguin on his head, it must have been love. 😍
She said "This is MY human! Go get your own! Here human you can have her penguin, she does not need it.".
So they're literally like cats.
You won the internets 4 months ago!
Alanna Nikol Cats wouldnt feed you. Cats suck. And they look more like dogs. They seem to have the personality of a Golden Retriever.
juan3268
cats bring dead animals to you, it's called a leopard seal... that's the joke...it's a joke.
juan3268 cats bring food to their people all the time--mice, birds, lizards, bugs, snakes. I had one who always brought me cicadas.
+Seal Girl Literally.
Is he being courted by a leopard seal? I can't even get another human to like me!
Hahahahahaha, we do like you
Paul doesn't know it, but he's mated for life with that leopard seal! =)
His soulmate reincarnated as a leopard seal
She was thinking "This guy is so rude , I serve him dinner & he wont eat it" !
Think about it this way, behind every picture there is a pile of dead penguins
+TheyCallMeConor Not a pile. The seal ate them, as she would have if the photographer wasn't there.
Some that were brought to him, were dead....lol
That’s so metal.
I feel like I’d literally bite into the penguin to stop the seal being dejected
This guy is a great story teller.
They should have made the presentation a little longer with the interesting presenter.
He hurt her feelings and maybe offended her a bit by not taking the penguin. He should have taken the penguin and said thank you.
He was caught up snapping pictures 📸📸📸📸
I love the dancing around with the penguin and then giving it to him; just like trying to feed a baby by waving the spoon around making airplane noises.
Shows how animals like these do care and are aware of what's happening. Love it.
so what your telling me is
this leopard seal is secretly a grandma disguised as a seal
it all makes so much sense now
Probably saw her distorted reflection on the camera lens & thought is was a pup, absolutely cool story nonetheless!
You know, after reading a lot of funny comments, yours happen to be the smartest one... very possible explanation 🤔
Hideo Kuze never thought of that before, but then why did she attempt a mating display?
@@jonathanwells223 mating display?
That’s as good or bad as any other explanation. The problem is...we really have no idea what is going on here. You can’t make elaborate inferences based on a _single_ encounter with _one particular animal._ Frankly, the more I read about cetacean and marine mammal cognition, the less certain I am about any explanation that depends on _sharing_ a similar feeling, thought or intention. I’m not sure science has the power to do that yet. They might as well be aliens. Like the idea that it thought the reflection was a pup-there are a lot of assumptions here! How do you know how a solitary animal like the leopard seal would react if it encountered a leopard seal pup that isn’t hers? Do you know? Has this behavior been documented before in leopard seals? Do you see the problem? Has anyone ever considered that maybe...we should just say, I don’t know, and leave it at that until more evidence is found to support all those assumptions? We don’t know why this happened. And that’s all there is to it.
@@darkprose Ok boss.....
Man this is just epic.
She's pretty smart. Unlike human, who can't even eat a dead penguin!
Nature: Where 15 penguins get slaughtered in a show of goodwill.
Wow. She was even protecting him from another seal? That's insane...
If she knew you were coming she'd have baked a cake...
I really wonder how many people know this old saying. My mom used to say it , therefor I always have said it.
Pixar...PLEASE do this as a cartoon!!!
Happy Dead Feet
Because penguin's getting ripped apart make for a good Childrens show.
I agree, Would be great to see kids crying in the cinema
@@tuxedosteve1904 Well hey, we've already had the same thing with Rabbits, and it got a U rating (equivalent to American G rating) in the UK, so it wouldn't be that surprising.
now if Disney and Pixar would make it, they’d tame it down a bit.
I mean it would be interesting to see if they did do gore tho LOL
5:18 I particularly love that picture because I think the seal’s face isn’t that different from one the German Shepard in my house will make when he’s happy!
Seals remind me so much of dogs in their demeanor it’s crazy!
I read about this amazing encounter several years ago. It was so good to see the photos again and hear the photographer talk through his adventure.
That creature is trying to make friends. Sweetest thing ever.
Awesome job Nat geo. So good to have a channel dedicated to real biology instead of something like megladon from discovery, mermaids from animal planet and ancient astronauts from history channel. Is awesome you guys still have your integrity
Haha so true
Yeah, but they only make like 1 good piece like this every 3 years.
Megladon??
@@WhiteLiteBarbie he's quite funny, look him up
Richard M 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I never get tired of listening to Paul's stories about his adventures. He has such passion and a great sense of humor. I pray he goes far, and that God blessed all his endeavors! We all need awareness of creatures living on the ice. Too bad, there are TOO many selfish idiots, who are too caught up with violence, crime, drugs, and idiocy. They will never get humanity.
Huge respect for these people that photograph and film creatures.
No animals where harmed in the making of this story
(Apart from penguins.)
(Like a LOT of penguins.)
only feelings.
I can just imagine this being said in a zefrank1 video
Why is it kinda cute that the seal brought him dead penguins?
Maggie E cause it is cute
Maggie E but why nobody cares about fish huh
Why isn’t it kinda cute?
@@emoldy2889 because dead penguins
@@maggiee639 that’s a part of life and for me, doesn’t diminish the cuteness of the leopard seal. I’m not a fan of dead animals of any kind, so I can understand what you mean, but perhaps don’t focus on that bit?
“She then gave me dead penguins”
Audience:*HAHAHAHAHAH*
me: Jesus.
Jesus is the Lord and Saviour of mankind. HIs name is not to be taken in vain.
@@saynotohookups religion has done nothing but divide people.
@@saynotohookups I don’t know whether he would agree with that himself
You changed my opinion on Leopard seals. Thank you. One of the most mesmerising videos I ever watched. Thank you.
"What?! Is my food not good enough for you?!" I find it fascinating, so many stories of all species of animals who seem to treat humans they have never met with curiosity. Even wild ones. Not all of course but a lot of stories.
But mom I hate penguin
God thats just amazing her maternal instincts where strong , it makes you think at the same time shes trying to gift you the best way she knows how as i am thinking how would i return the favor
I CAN’T! That is so friggin’ sweet! 😂❤️Best trip everrrrrrrrrrrr. That sweet fur baby!!!! ...and you hurt her feelings.
“Yeah, there was this other seal that had snuck up behind me”. 😱
lmao the dead penguin at 6:17 is like "bruhh"
That is amazing! Simply amazing!
Seal: I thought people were supposed to be smart?
That's absolutely amazing I'm so impressed 👏I wish more people could study animals that way, such a cute display by the seal, amazing she excepted you so easily and quickly
Wow. What an incredible story of how wonderfully kind these wild animals can be
This is like Donkey meeting the dragon in Shrek, "Oh, your a girl dragon."
Cant get enough of this, dont know why but ive watched this many many times now. What a beautifull experience
This was so awesome! I hope he and his leopard seal wife are still together and happy!
Now I'm wondering if penguin meat is any good.
Thank god im not the only one :)
it's not. It's gamey and chewy. Imagine turkey, but less flavor.
Travis McNasty Thanks for the info, but you know I gotta ask. When did you have a chance to try penguin meat?
Penguin tastes like chicken popsicles.
Yeah I read it's quite nasty, there's an autobiography of the early south pole explorers who tried it. Even dying of starvation they couldn't stand to eat penguin. I can't remember the name of the book or exploration group.
"If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding. How can you have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat?"
Why does this have serious Cosby vibes?
@@gaugehaver2426 Its a Pink Floyd reference
*Automatically starts humming the bass line...
@@gaugehaver2426 lol it’s a Pink Floyd reference
Lmaooo the look on her face when he wasn’t taking the penguin is PRICELESS
How do you thumbs down this? This is not only some amazing photography, but such an interesting story and so well presented by Paul Nicklen. Ridiculous. I guess there were no cats.
It like OMG you are so skinny we need to give you food stat! then around 5:24 its like "did you forget how to eat i can only do so much!"
neale Browning i dont have fingers!
The Leopard Seal was probably thinking he's playing hard-to-get. :D
Awww look at the face, she just looks happy sometimes. And that face looks so loving. Look like the seals I play with here in Cali they follow me when I go spear fishing.
One of my very favourite nature stories. Thanks PN!
I whip ma bird back and forth
I whip ma bird back and forth
Somebody has a reaaallyy dangerous girlfriend!
Bruh
That was one of the funniest stories I've ever heard about a leopard seal. It's too crazy not to be true lol. Thanks for this!
I can’t help but feel bad for the penguin 😂😭
Mom's. Doesn't matter what species they are all the same. They get mad if you don't finish what's on your plate or they won't stop trying to feed you.
I know this is an old comment but could go either way, males are a fair amount smaller then the females, so she might have thought he was a real small male.
Though I do like the baby theory better.
She seems to act like a mother
Must be awkward when that seal introduces him to her parents.
That was awesome, really special shots of these beautiful creatures, so much personality
I pity the penguins. Lol, they get killed repeatedly to feed a guy who is not interested in eating penguins.